Jennie (?)

1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of a woman's face, with only her head and the top portion of her shoulders visible. She is positioned facing slightly to the left, with her face angled slightly downward. Her facial features include a smooth complexion, prominent cheekbones, and a gentle expression. Her hair is dark, appearing softly waved and framing her face. The woman is wearing a garment with a white collar, the rest of which is not visible due to the close cropping of the image. There are no objects or jewelry visible in the image. The background is dark and out of focus, providing contrast that highlights the woman's facial features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11 × 9 cm (4 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 12 × 9.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
    mount: 34.4 × 26.7 cm (13 9/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.452

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    199D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    654

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 654.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 199 D

Wikidata ID

Q64034969

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Georgia O’Keeffe later identified this woman as a maid at the Lake George house, possibly Jennie. The date is based on Stieglitz’s letter to Herbert Seligmann regarding photographs made of “the chambermaid 2 years ago” (26 August 1922 [YCAL]), and the checklist for Stieglitz’s 1923 exhibition.

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

possibly 1923, New York (no. 115, as Jennie, 1920)

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